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Mantena Kankakee Co Ills Dec 20/58

Dear Sir, You will confer a favor by informing me whether you have Apple Seedlihngs one or two years old, & what is the least you can afford 10.000 for, which would be the best to graft in the spring.

How far you would graft from the ground or surface, or if it would be best to graft at the surface or below it.

Also what Varieties, & how many trees you would graft of each variety.

& if you were to set out an orchard of 500 trees what varieties & how many of each you wouold set.

My land is dry prairie with a northern slope.

An answer to the above will be thankfully Recd

Yours Truly F. L. Merrick